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Abstract

Based on a corpus of 200 articles from the and the collected from 2010 to 2012, we examined the representation of English, applying framing theory ( Chong & Druckman, 2007 ). The results indicate four dominant frames shared by both newspapers: exclusion/oppression, warfare/protection, yardstick/benchmark, and bridge/needs. Both papers perceive the English language as a resource while constructing a Chinese identity fundamentally in competition with a Western identity reinforced by the English language. However, while both papers project the image of China as a unified, benign country proud of its linguistic and cultural heritage, the seems more conscious in representing China as a motherland in need of protection from the threatening socio-cultural force of English. The article seeks to contribute to the growing body of research on language and identity in China, English and globalization, and the perception of English in the expanding circle.

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Keyword(s): construction of English; English in China; Expanding Circle English; framing; language ideology; newspaper discourse; People’s Daily

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